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People Moves: Shepard to Lead FCCI New England Surety Business Expansion

FCCI Insurance Group has hired Phil Shepard to lead its surety line of business expansion into New England. FCCI is now writing contract and commercial surety bonds in the six New England states – Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode …

People Moves: Safety National’s Zervos Retires as Regional VP

Zervos Retires as Regional Vice President – Underwriting Safety National has announced that Dennis Zervos is retiring as regional vice president – underwriting on June 2. Zervos has spent over 30 years in the industry, joining the St. Louis, Missouri-based …

People Moves: Jeter to Lead NFP Aviation Specialty Practice

NFP Hires Jeter to Lead Aviation Specialty Practice Insurance broker NFP has hired Josh Jeter as a senior vice president and aviation specialty practice leader in the company’s aviation industry group. Jeter comes to NFP from Gallagher, where he served …

People Moves: Lockton Adds Allianz’s Caruso; Verdi Joins Alliant From Gallagher; Marsh McLennan Agency Names Moher; Bischoff Joins Harford’s IT

Lockton Appoints Caruso Financial Institutions Practice Leader in the Northeast Lockton, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has appointed Joe Caruso as its financial institutions practice leader in the Northeast. Caruso is based in New York, New York. Caruso brings 30 …

People Moves: Hunter Joins Lockton Re in Stamford; Risk Strategies Names Rosenzweig in New York

Hunter Joins Lockton Re in New Stamford Location Jaimie Hunter has joined Lockton Re as a senior broker supporting client development with a focus on casualty business in North America. Hunter will be based in Lockton Re’s new Stamford, Connecticut …

People Moves: Landy Agency Hires McNamara for Marketing/Sales; XPT: S&H Adds March, Specialist Adds Martincich

Herbert H. Landy Agency Hires McNamara as Marketing and Sales VP Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency has hired Stephanie McNamara as national marketing and sales vice president. McNamara brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry to the …

People Moves: AXIS Appoints Watt as Claims Officer Officer; Security Mutual Hires Cavanaugh as Commerical Lines Underwriter

AXIS Appoints Watt as Chief Claims Officer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired Megan Watt as chief claims officer, effective April 17. Watt will be responsible for the overall management and direction of the claims department across the company’s global …

People Moves: Chubb’s Tripp Joins AmTrust as Regional VP for MidAmerica

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. has hired Michael Tripp as regional vice president, head of MidAmerica region. Tripp joins New York, New York-based AmTrust from Chubb, where he spent the last four years as national vice president, small business sales. Previously, …

People Moves: MEMIC Promotes Three Team Members to Key Director Roles

The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, has promoted three veteran team members to key managerial roles. Janine Bard has been promoted to director of claims, Maine region. Bard started as a compensation specialist in 2002 before being promoted to …

People Moves: WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast; Jones Heads Arbella Foundation

WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast Broker WTW, headquartered in London, has made two leadership appointments to its North American Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) surety business in the U.S. Tom Rhatigan has been appointed Northeast senior director and …